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The European Patent Attorneys of Lorenz & Kollegen are members of the European Patent Institute
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German Patent Attorneys. Lorenz & Kollegen’s German Patent Attorneys are registered at the
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German Patent Attorneys are subject to the professional rules laid down in the Patentanwaltsordnung
(PatanwO) German Patent Attorney Code and in the Berufsordnung der Patentanwälte BOPA
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of the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart (http://www.rak-Stuttgart.de), Germany, unless specified
otherwise. They are subject to the Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO) German Attorney at Law
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Elke and Dr. Jürgen Strauß are liability insured by the Allianz Versi-cherungs-Aktiengesellschaft,
Großer Burstah 3, 20457 Hamburg. Furthermore, they are operating in the joint office of the
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Lorenz & Kollegen.
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(Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community) is applicable to all lawyers
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